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Thursday Exact Weather forecast
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating tornado. The number of injured rose as authorities announced that 353 ...
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Jefferson County jobless rate drops in April
The unemployment rate in Jefferson County declined sharply to 7.5 percent in April from 8.4 percent in March. The unemployment rate in Jefferson County declined sharply to 7.5 percent in April, after an increase in March to 8.4 percent, the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training reported. Aprils unemployment rate was also lower than the 8.1 percent rate in April 2012. In a news release, the ...
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Louisiana test results up overall voucher schools flat
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test ...
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Bills to hike college tuition appear dead for legislative session
Louisiana's Supreme Court rules that the funding method for a private school tuition voucher program pushed through the Legislature last year by Gov. Bobby Jindal is ...
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Fugitives captured in Pearl River Co.
Pearl River investigators said they have been in contact with their counterparts in Tennessee and have made them aware of the captures. Extradition will depend, in part, on whether the Marchbanks brothers fight the process or allow for a quick transfer out of ...
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Rain strong winds batter recovering Okla. area
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating ...
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Jefferson County Sheriff nabs suspected burglars at coin shop
Four suspects were caught "in the act" of burglarizing a south Jefferson County business overnight. Two adults and two juveniles tried to burgle the World of Coins, 7735 W. Long Drive, according to a 5:37 a.m. Tweet by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The business is located off of South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Bowles Avenue, east of Southwest Plaza. Kieran Nicholson: ...
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Storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area
The torrential showers drenched fields of debris where homes and schools stood before Monday's massive tornado. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could send remnants of precious possessions flying through the air -- again. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oklahoma City area, including Moore, and a flash flood warning as ...
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OKC Mayor 12000 homes damaged in storm
At least 12,000 homes were damaged or demolished from Monday's abysmal tornado, Oklahoma City Mayor Mike Cornett said. The twister killed 24 people, including 10 children, and injured 353 in central ...
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Construction underway for Jefferson-Houston Schools new $44M building
Jefferson-Houston School in Alexandria is on its way to getting a new building, The Washington Post reports. Construction started this week for the school that is under pressure to improve academically. Superintendent Morton Sherman told a crowd of parents, students, and politicians that the $44 million facility would usher in a new chapter in the schools history. The new school will have a ...
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The Bistro in Jefferson Twp. offers affordable homemade meals in a fun family atmosphere
The Fraschetti family made its first venture into a full restaurant on Jan. 3 by basing a Pizza Joe's franchise on site and then adding homemade ...
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Man charged in fatal Cut Off shooting
According to the sheriff's office, another man, Robert Paul Chouest, 30, told officers he approached and tried to talk to Galjour, who was lying in a neighbor's ...
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New Orleans under threat from misconceptions
Looking toward the end of the year and 2011, there are two major challenges facing the city of New Orleans, the misconception created by the oil spill and the massive budget deficit that needs to be filled at a time when the city is still recovering from the devastation of Katrina in 2005.
New Orleans is a city famous for many things, as the setting of A Streetcar Named Desire, as the host city of the famous Mardi Gras, which is one of the most visited events in America, as a major hub for jazz and blues musicians and as the most celebrated city of the American South. Read more
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